Key facts

Course content

This course gives you the opportunity to become experienced in using professional software tools such as Bloomberg and Stata to analyse and interpret real economic data for a range of audiences. To further develop and demonstrate these practical and highly sought after skills you can choose to take a placement year between years two and three of your studies.

You will study the economic behaviour of households, businesses and governments and examine the functioning of markets and the effects of fiscal and monetary policies. The course will help you to understand a range of current issues including austerity and recession, growth and currency fluctuations and why markets may fail to operate efficiently. You will graduate with a range of skills and capabilities, both subject-related and more general, lifelong skills, such as analytical ability, critical thinking and advanced numeracy. Every year, at least one statistical module is compulsory, to prepare you to take advantage of the professional opportunities made possible by the Big Data revolution. All these skills will help you prepare for a graduate career and/or for further study.

Combinations

Economics is also available as a Combined Honours degree. It can be studied in the following combinations:

Course structure

Our degree courses are organised into modules. Each module is usually a self-contained unit of study and each is usually assessed separately with the award of credits on the basis of 1 credit = 10 hours of student effort. An outline of the structure of the programme is provided in the tables below.

There are three types of module delivered as part of this programme. They are:

Compulsory modules: a module that you are required to study on this course;

Optional modules: these allow you some limited choice of what to study from a list of modules;

Elective modules: a free choice of modules that count towards the overall credit requirement but not the number of subject-related credits.

A summary of the credit requirements per year is as follows, with a minimum of 90 subject credits (compulsory plus optional) required for each year.

Year

Compulsory

Optional Min

Optional Max

Electives Min

Electives Max

1

75

15

45

0

30

2

90

0

30

0

30

3

60

30

60

0

30

Compulsory modules

Credits

Optional modules

Credits

Semester one

Semester one

Choose a minimum of one from the following:

Introductory Microeconomics ECO-10028

15

Quantitative Methods I ECO-10026 1

15

The British and Global Economy ECO-10025

15

Management in Context MAN-10018 2

15

Accounting Principles MAN-10015 3

15

Business Law LAW-10027

15

Academic English for Business Students (Part 1) ENL-90003 4

15

Semester two

Semester two

Quantitative Methods II ECO-10027

15

Financial Accounting MAN-10024 5,6

15

Economics of Financial Markets ECO-10017

15

Multinational Enterprise Business Perspectives MAN-10026 7

15

Introductory Macroeconomics ECO-10029

15

Notes:(1) This module is compulsory for anyone who does not have A Level Maths (or equivalent). The module cannot be taken by anyone who already had A Level Maths (or equivalent)(2) You need to choose this module if you wish to choose Social Enterprise and Alternative Organising (MAN-20093) in year 2 AND/OR Employee Resourcing (HRM-20017) at Level 5(3) You need to choose this module if you wish to choose Financial Accounting (MAN-10024) (4) Open only to non-native speakers of English and successful completion of ENL-10031 (EAP 1) with a score of over 60%, or ENL-90006 (EAP 2), or equivalent or by recommendation of the Language Centre. Cannot be taken with other ENL- module (English Language module) in the same academic year.(5) Prerequisite Accounting Principles (MAN-10015)(6) You need to choose this module if you wish to choose Cost and Management Accounting (MAN-20049)(7) Recommended for those wishing to take a Placement Year

Compulsory modules

Credits

Optional modules

Credits

Semester one

Semester one

Intermediate Microeconomics ECO-20046

15

Banking ECO-20045

15

Statistics with Bloomberg ECO-20049

15

Professional Development MAN-20090 1

15

Asset Pricing ECO-20041

15

Cost and Management Accounting MAN-20049 2

15

Employee Resourcing HRM-200173

15

Academic English for Business Students (Part 1) ENL-900034

15

Academic English for Business Students (Part 2) ENL-900045

15

Semester two

Semester two

Open Economy Macroeconomics ECO-20037

15

Portfolio Choice ECO-20044

15

Introduction to Econometrics ECO-20042

15

Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility MAN-20082

15

Contemporary Issues in Economics ECO-20040

15

Social Enterprise and Alternative Organising MAN-200936

15

Notes:(1) Recommended for those wishing to take a Placement Year(2) MAN 10015 Accounting Principles(3) Need to choose this if you wish to take Discrimination and Equal Opportunities at Work (HRM-30030) in year 3 (there is also a prerequisite for this module Management in Context (MAN-10018) (4) Open only to non-native speakers of English and successful completion of ENL-10031 (EAP 1) with a score of over 60%, or ENL-90006 (EAP 2), or equivalent or by recommendation of the Language Centre. Cannot be taken with other ENL- module (English Language module) in the same academic year. (5) Open only to NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH after successful completion of AEB1 (Academic English for Business 1) with a score of under 60% or equivalent. Cannot be taken with other ENL- module (English Language module) in the same academic year(6) Prerequisite Management in Context (MAN-10018).

Compulsory modules

Credits

Optional modules

Credits

Semester one

Semester one

Dynamic Macroeconomics ECO-30033

15

Choose a minimum of ONE from the following

Advanced Topics in MicroeconomicsECO-30047

15

Applied Econometrics ECO-30050

15

15

Corporate Finance ECO-30038

15

Risk Management with Derivatives ECO-30048

15

SME Live project MAN-30072

15

Academic English for Business Students (Part 2) ENL-90004 1

15

Advanced Business English Communication ENL-90005 2

Semester two

Semester two

Data Analysis (ISP) ECO-30051

15

Choose a minimum of ONE from the following:

International Finance ECO-30037

15

Labour Economics ECO-30032

15

Industrial Organisation ECO-30046

15

Options (no minimum required)

Discrimination and Equal Opportunities at Work HRM-300303

15

Notes: (1) Open only to NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH after successful completion of AEB1 (Academic English for Business 1) with a score of under 60% or equivalent. Cannot be taken with other ENL- module (English Language module) in the same academic year. (2) Open only to THIRD-YEAR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH on successful completion of AEB2 or EAP4; or AEB1 or EAP3 with a score of over 60%; or equivalent. Cannot be taken with other ENL- module (English Language module) in the same academic year(3) Prerequisite Employee Resourcing HRM-20017Students may choose to study elective modules which are offered as part of other programmes in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and across the University. These include:- Modules in other subjects closely related to Economics.- Modules in other subjects in which they may have a particular interest.- Modules designed to help students for whom it is not their first language to improve their use of English for Academic Purposes.- Modern foreign languages modules at different levels in French, German, Spanish, Russian, Japanese and Chinese (Mandarin).- Modules related to the development of graduate attributes, student volunteering, and studying abroad as part of the University’s exchange programme.For further information on the content of modules currently offered, including the list of elective modules, please visit: www.keele.ac.uk/recordsandexams/az

Our Course Information Documents (CIDs) are designed to give you all of the details you need to make an informed decision about what and where to study.

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Entry requirements

The entry grades outlined in this section indicate the likely offer or range of offers which would be made to candidates along with any subject specific requirements. This is for general information only. Keele University reserves the right to vary offer conditions depending upon a candidate’s application. Read more about our undergraduate entry requirements for United Kingdom, European Union and International students.

A LEVEL REQUIREMENTS

A Level requirement - CCC

GCSE REQUIREMENTS

Maths at B (or 6)

English at C (or 4)

BTEC

BTEC requirements MMM

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE

26 points including Standard Level Maths or Maths Studies at 5 or above

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Fees and funding

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Career prospects

An Economics degree from Keele will open up a range of opportunities in business and government, the financial sector and the charitable sector.

Graduates take up careers as economists, perhaps in the City or with the prestigious Government Economic Service or might work in commerce, industry, education or local government. Typical careers include banking, insurance, accounting, management consultancy, investment analyst, statistician or financial advisor.